{"id":44924,"date":"2020-11-03T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=44924"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:14:15","slug":"5-scenarios-where-a-video-meeting-is-better-than-a-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/5-scenarios-where-a-video-meeting-is-better-than-a-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"5 scenarios where a video meeting is better than a phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"

When organizations planned for 2020, it\u2019s unlikely they accounted for the biggest challenge most companies would face this year: how to facilitate collaboration when teams are all remote.<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19 forced companies to rethink all aspects of business as usual; and with teams sent home and required to work remotely with little or no notice, supporting interpersonal communication and collaboration while in isolation became a top imperative.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Remote work ended in-person contact<\/b><\/h2>\n

Whether it\u2019s brainstorming fresh ideas or walking through the steps of a new initiative, organizations have always relied on face-to-face contact as a primary enabler of teamwork. <\/span><\/p>\n

The office made it easy\u2014whether it was an impromptu watercooler chat or a scheduled meeting, workplaces are rife with opportunities for face time with coworkers, both formal and informal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working from home upended the easy contact employees have long taken for granted. Though there are many aspects of WFH that enabled better work, collaboration wasn\u2019t naturally one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2b50 Ready to go hybrid or remote?<\/strong> \u2b50<\/p>\n

Here’s the secret to a successful hybrid and remote-first workplace.<\/p>\n

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